Effect of Nadi Suddhi, Bharamari Pranayama and Yoga Nidra on Stress, Sleep and Quality of Life Among Female School Teachers.

Abstract

Background As per the recent survey, nearly half of all workers suffer from moderate to severe stress while on the job. Job Stress on Teachers was having a negative impact on their wellbeing, with 64% feeling that their professional ability and confidence was being damaged. Even their relationships at home were suffering because of work demands. Everyday interactions with students, work situation is often unpredictable, bad behaviour and heavy workload unreasonable directed time budgets, excessive paperwork, unrealistic deadlines, and intimidating inspection regimes as key can trigger the experience of stress in teachers. The effects of stress are: irregular or rapid heart rate, speed breathing or held breath, slows or stops digestion, causes the brain to be more reactive/less thoughtful, increases perspiration, reduces immune system response, Tension headaches, neck/back/shoulder pain, tight jaw, sleeping problems, fatigue, loss of concentration, learning problems can increase, migraine headaches are the sources which triggers Stress in School Teachers.